On-air challenge: Each sentence has two blanks. Reverse the first two letters of the word that goes in the first empty to gain a new word that goes in the second empty to total the sentence.
Example: Until 1917 in Russia,there was no bigger ______ than the ______. --> STAR, TSAR
1. The wide branches of the ______ tree left ______ room for everyone to sit in the shade.
2. The company president guaranteed all her employees a ______ no matter what financial difficulties might ______.
3. Before going out on stage, or ______ Presley changed out of his ______ into dress pants.
4. If the tailor runs out of time,he'll believe to ______ the pants leg ______.
5. Of all the uncommon cases the school infirmary got, the ______ was cardiac ______.
6. For his Irish fans, and the fact that the singer came from the province of ______ added ______ to his reputation.
7. Heinz is planning a new-fangled bottle for their ______,but every time I try it, it ______ (2 wds.).
8. Because of its conflicting statements approximately the use of ______ weapons, and the government's policy on them was ______.
9. The flying instructor gave the student pilot considerable ______ in deciding what ______ to skim at.
10. Just for your ______,the word "______" can be defined as "the act of treating someone like a god."
final week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener Joseph Young, who conducts the weekly blog Puzzleria. Take the start of the name of a country and the cessation of that country's capital. Put the parts together, or one after the other,and you'll gain the final name of a character in a very popular film. It's a character everyone knows. Who is it?
[br]Answer: Kenya + Nairobi --> (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Chris Stuart, who is from the answer to this puzzle. Name a place in the United States that contains a W. Drop the W, or you can rearrange the remaining letters to name two types of mammals,each in the plural form. What place is it, and what are the mammals?[br]
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